The Declaration's Grievances
"He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most
wholesome and necessary for the public good...
He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for
opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights
of the people...
He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing
Armies without the Consent of our legislatures...
4x
For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us...
For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world...
For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent.....
from The Declaration of Independence
In The Declaration of Independence, many of
4x the phrases begin with the word "He." To
whom is this referring?
A
4x
4x
event?
B
x
C
4x
14x A
The phrase "For cutting off our Trade with all
4x parts of the world" would MOST likely
reference a law passed as a result of which
D George Washington
B
King George Ill of England
C
Thomas Jefferson
D
the British Parliament
the forming of the Second Continental
Congress
the Battles of Lexington & Concord
the Boston Massacre
the Boston Tea Party
